Sunday, 23 March 2014

Representation of gender - 10th March

Male
rebellious
reckless
masculinity
strength
powerful
in control
superior

Female
beauty
inferior
sex icon
housework
submissive
victim
need a man
OBJECTIFIED

Barthes said masculinity/femininity were created by society


  • ideology
  • stereotype
  • representation - re-presenting an image
  • Laura Mulvey
Representation

  • Describes the signs that stand in for and take the place of something else
  • It is through representation that people know and understand the world and reality through the act of naming it. Signs are manipulated in order to make sense of the world.
Re-present

mise en scene
sound
camera shots
framed composition
resemble - signs/signifier

we pay attention to these biased interpretations of reality to make sense of reality

making sense of reality - realism - verisimilitude

signs help us decipher what exactly is being represented. i.e - glasses + bow tie + pocket protector = nerd




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